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From Creative Idea to e-Weapon of Destruction in 30 Years
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
SECNAP Network Security Recognizes Birthday of Spam, Milestone for SpammerTrap
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- SECNAP(R) Network Security
Corporation, a leading provider of network and email security solutions for
business, announced that its revolutionary SpammerTrap(R) spam solution has
received full product name registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. The news comes as the security industry recognizes the 30th birthday
of spam -- a cyber-monster that grows more treacherous with age.
The first spam email is attributed to a creative marketer's attempt to
save time promoting a new computer product in 1978. Inviting several hundred
individuals to a product demonstration, Gary Thuerk used email because it was
less expensive and faster than hundreds of letters or phone calls.
Three decades later, spam comprises up to 95 percent of all email, and up
to 120 billion spam messages are sent each day according to various studies.
No mere annoyance, spam routinely launches viruses and worms that can wreak
havoc in unprotected networks, compromise employee and customer personal data,
and cost organizations millions of dollars. In fact, the FBI estimates that
cybercrime costs U.S. businesses more than $67.2 billion annually. The Federal
Trade Commission has declared spam to be a significant global tool in the
propagation of financial crimes, and phishing email tops the Internal Revenue
Service list of the 12 most serious tax scams.
SpammerTrap technology leads the industry in protecting networks from
spam, viruses and phishing emails through a unique combination of 40 real-time
blacklists, four email sender reputation filters, heuristics filtering, highly
efficient email firewall and other features. The extensive product line is
scalable from small businesses to global enterprises and includes a hosted
solution for clients who prefer to outsource. SpammerTrap was named a Hot
Product of 2008 at Everything Channel's XChange Solution Provider conference
in March.
About SECNAP
Founded in 2001 in Boca Raton, Fla., SECNAP Network Security is a leading
provider of network and email security solutions for organizations ranging
from small to global enterprises. In addition to SpammerTrap, the company's
innovative products include HackerTrap(TM), a patent-pending managed network
security system that protects company assets, and expert Testing and Auditing
services including regulatory compliance audits, IT risk assessments and
penetration testing. SECNAP is a Technosium Hot Company of 2008. For more
information, visit www.secnap.com .
SOURCE SECNAP Network Security Corporation
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